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AUI opens Office Property Fund to new investment

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
Australian Unity Investments has re-opened the Office Property Fund to investment, which has been closed since 2008 and will offer a capped withdrawal opportunity for redemptions from the Fund. Australian Unity Investments (AUI) acquired the Office ...

Super sector turning to dedicated long-term lenders

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
As the major banks shift away from commercial property lending, super funds are turning to dedicated long term lenders, according to a funds manager specialising in secured private debt. "The superannuation sector is a really natural long term investor. ...

Arena appoints general manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
Arena Investment Management has named Robert de Vos as general manager, property. Prior to joining Arena, de Vos held senior roles with Jones Lang LaSalle, Becton Property Group, Savills and boutique property funds management company Ceramic Funds Management ...

Industry questions RE concept after Trio collapse

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... independent trustees had neither acted as a predictor, nor as a preventative agent, in respect of the collapse of the unlisted property trust sector. At that time approximately 60% of unit trust investments held by mums and dads were unlisted property ...

Property syndicate launches for HNW and SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Charter Hall Direct Property has launched a new single property syndicate for high net worth investors and self managed super funds, in response to growing demand for investment opportunities in Perth's CBD. "We are currently in one of the best buying ...

Aussie fund wins $1.1bn PNG super mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... PacWealth Capital. PacWealth Capital, which is based in Port Moresby, manages PNG domestic equities, fixed income and property, and has an alliance with Australian-based asset management firm, Ascalon Capital Managers, which is 100% owned by Westpac. ...

Private debt gets 'time in the sun'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
Private debt secured by commercial property is having its 'time in the sun' due to a supply/demand imbalance leading to wider margin spreads, according to one investment manager. Financing of commercial property has seen spreads widen from around 60 ...

ETFs reach $5.4bn despite unstable market

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... experience in overseas ETF markets and is a sign of investor engagement and awareness." The top performers for the month were property securities ETFs and palladium reversing the trend of last month where international equities were the stand outs. April ...

Budget increase may damage property business growth

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... increase in the withholding tax rate for international investors could damage the growth prospects of the Australian property investment management business, according to Atchison Consultants. The Government announced last week in the Budget that the ...

The end is not nigh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... by 14.1%, for a 14-month low; growth in fixed asset investment slowed to 20.5% last month, below market expectations; property investment grew by 18.7%, the slowest pace since December 2009. And as expected, you don't see the Chinese sitting and waiting ...